Monday, February 9, 2009

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 9, 2009

A fire truck in front a bushfire at the Bunyip Sate Forest near the township of Tonimbuk, Victoria, Australia. Photograph: Andrew Brownbill/EPA (Photo from The Guardian)

Warning over 'surveillance state' -- BBC News

Obama to beef-up US security -- Herald Sun (Australia)

Anti-war lawmakers worry over plan for Afghanistan -- Yahoo News/AP

Official: Yemen releases 170 al-Qaida suspects -- International Herald Tribune

Attacks by Pirates Spur New Training for Seamen -- Washington Post

France Fears Its Islamic Soldiers -- Strategy Page

U.S. Navy to Obama: Never Mind the Littorals, More Battleships, Please -- War Is Boring

Algiers Plague Update -- Armchair Generalist

Spies Want to Scan Your Iris From Afar -- The Danger Room

What Happened To The Internet Jihad? -- Strategy Page

Aircraft carrier USS George Bush sea trials delayed again. -- Naval Open Source Information

Mercenaries and Commandos Team Up in Afghanistan Strategy -- War Is Boring

Russia Is Lacking In UAVs Technology, Compensating With Isreali UAVs -- Defense Technology News

US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 573 -- Yahoo News/AP

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,239 -- Yahoo News/AP

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